Mark Lewis
@markwaun.bsky.social
Residing in the cultural capital of Wales (Wales' first UNESCO City of Literature) and interested in anything interesting.
Coedwig hynafol #Borth / A section of the ancient petrified forest in Borth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales
Big new story from @annaisaac.bsky.social. Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother before she made Reform & Tice donations. The even bigger question now is where did Cottrell’s money come from? And this is where I think a very big problem lies.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/... A modest dream come true #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion
Country diary: I always dreamed of a safe, scenic footpath. Finally, my wish has been granted | John Gilbey
Comins Coch, Ceredigion: It took more than 30 years, but now I am walking it for the first time – and no hi-vis clothing is necessary. It will benefit the community for generations to come
theguardian.com
A new Peterloo jug is news, because all known examples are printed over a leftover batch commemorating an admiral. This one is part of a new batch on a purpose-made jug, indicating sustained demand. On display soon at the People’s History Museum. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People's History Museum to display rare Peterloo massacre jug
The jug commemorating the 1819 Peterloo massacre will be displayed at the People's History Museum.
bbc.co.uk
This is a clip of me talking about how nice wind turbines are I am a Fan Boy fanboy. I have nothing to add
The anti-net zero corrupt crusade would love nothing more than a power outage. It's their dream. Because then all our fears could be unleashed. Meanwhile, the forests and grasslands would still burn all around us.
🚀 Dr Matt Gunn from our Physics Department has met NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to discuss his work on a Mars rover which aims to detect signs of life on the red planet. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/yp6wyxyd @ukspaceagency.bsky.social
A multi-million pound Green Innovation Park for Aberystwyth? www.welshcountry.co.uk/multi-millio...
Multi-million-pound Green Innovation Park's Major Step Forward
Plans for a new multi-million-pound innovation park at Aberystwyth University have taken a significant step forward.
welshcountry.co.uk
Elaine in this article "can't remember the last time she used her oven" but also spends £200 a month on petrol (so driving probably ~50 miles a day?) (she's also a professional old person; she was on Good Morning Britain last year, and then also at the Nov budget, and the year before lmao)
'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
As Andy Burnham promises “breathing space” for households, millions are unable to buy items such as clothing, heating and food.
bbc.co.uk
Twice during an interview on the BBC’s #Today programme, Katya Adler referred to an interviewee “from a left-wing thinktank”. I have NEVER heard the programme refer to anyone as “from a right-wing think tank”, though it pretty much exclusively goes to right-wing think tanks for their opinions.
What is this if not foreign interference in UK democracy? There's an Elections Bill going through parliament. Time for an amendment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young
Exclusive: Controversial grants are part of package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics
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#Postcard from Pwll Seimon/Simon #Aberystwyth - an alternative #promenade, #seaside tourists could walk along the Afon #Rheidol to pond where Kathleen Carpenter @aberdlsagb.bsky.social recorded its aquatic invertebrates in the 1920s #Wales #envhist - #image discovered by @sarahdavies.bsky.social
Dozens of Black-Veined White butterflies (Aporia crataeai) swarm a kayak by the Vagran River in the Ural Mountains of Russia. 🦋 The butterflies are attracted to the salt from human sweat on the kayaker's gear and clothing. This happens in early summer when these butterflies emerge. #butterfly
Holy shit I can’t believe this happened. When I saw who we were up against I thought we had no chance. The team & I are both rather merry and so grateful we get to cover the country we call home. The biggest thanks goes to everyone who supports us. This would not exist if it wasn’t for you guys.
Aberystwyth: A precious book signed by Paul McCartney discovered in Aberystwyth Oxfam charity shop. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/aber...
Aberystwyth: Darganfod llyfr gwerthfawr â llofnod Paul McCartney mewn siop elusen
Mae llyfr oedd wedi'i lofnodi gan Syr Paul McCartney wedi ei werthu am bron i £1,000 mewn arwerthiant
newyddion.s4c.cymru
Deeply stress-inducing story about a couple heading for an absolutely miserable old age, this.
Dr Duncan Robertson@duncanrobertson.bsky.social · last mo.It was the packed lunches that did it, not the fact that one of them was an actuary. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tiny differences in our DNA can change how we perceive the world 🧬 Aoife McLysaght explained how variations in the gene OR7D4 on chromosome 17 affect how different people perceive smells.
NEW ANALYSIS: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time What's that you say? Something something demand, something something ZEV mandate? Take a look at the data: www.carbonbrief.org/...
Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
Lads, we're forming a working group to determine the cost/benefit ratio of the Bigotry Dial.
Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social · 2mo agoReform investigates whether Makerfield candidate’s sexist posts were costly
The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on Obama.org starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago.
Orchid appreciation from the Aberystwyth area, Cymru - great to be back to this lovely part of the world!! - Lesser Buttterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) - Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) - Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) - Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
You'll never guess what @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Apparently, the wonderful Tory Party have just SAVED THE DARTMOOR PONIES - from a fate they were never going to suffer! "We spun a conspiracy theory about culling Dartmoor ponies and now we've stopped it!" Absolute charlatans and horsesh*tters.
The World Tonight & Crossing Continents were the last BBC programmes that dealt in depth with global affairs. Their demise says everything you need to know about priorities in British public life, which is mired more than at any time in monolingual mediocrity and insularity. You reap what you sow.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoBBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight after more than 50 years
Desperation in Moscow: Trump, a multiple bankrupt and inept negotiator, has proved unable to pressure Ukraine into surrendering and has also smashed Washington's relations with Europe. Trump has "no cards" with which to pressurize Ukraine and Europe on behalf of the Kremlin.
